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charchew

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You wish to predict job satisfaction for each of your employees. Which of the five facets of personality will probably be of the most interest in this case?
 
  A) extraversion
  B) agreeableness
  C) conscientiousness
  D) emotional stability
  E) openness to experience

Question 2

You have heard that the teacher believes that men perform better in oral presentations than women. What shortcut has the teacher used in this case?
 
  A) the halo effect
  B) the contrast effect
  C) the hindsight bias
  D) stereotyping
  E) the self-serving bias
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Reply #1 on: Jul 6, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D
Explanation: D) People who score high on emotional stability are happier than those who score low. Of the Big Five traits, emotional stability is most strongly related to life satisfaction, job satisfaction, and low stress levels.

Answer to Question 2

D
Explanation: D) When a person engages in stereotyping, they are judging someone on the basis of one's perception of the group to which that person belongs. The teacher is judging all the presenters by their gender group.


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